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Crisis Line: 651.772.1611   

What is Domestic Violence?

• Are you frightened by your partner's temper?
• Are you afraid to disagree?
• Do you have to justify everything you do, every place you go, or every person
  you see to avoid your partner's anger?
• Does your partner put you down but then tell you that he or she loves you?
• Do you stay away from friends or family because of your partner's jealousy?
• Have you been forced into having sex when you didn't want to?
• Are you afraid to break up because your partner has threatened to hurt you?

If you answered "yes" to these questions, you are suffering abuse.
But you are not alone.

If you are in Minnesota, you can call the Casa de Esperanza Crisis Line:
651-772-1611.

There are crisis lines in every state in the nation. There is also a toll-free national number:
800-799-SAFE (7233) or TTY 800-787-3224.

Domestic violence can take many forms:

• Psychological or emotional abuse
• Physical abuse
• Economic abuse
• Sexual abuse
• Intimidation

Domestic violence occurs between family members or persons involved in a close relationship:

• husband and wife
• gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender couples
• unmarried couples--including youth who are in a relationship
• adult child and elderly parent

Some statistics on domestic violence :

• Every 12 seconds a woman is beaten by her husband, boyfriend, or lover.
• Battering happens in every culture, age, color, nationality, and socio-economic level. Battering also occurs in same-sex relationships.
• 93% of victims of domestic violence are women.
• 64% of all women will be battered in their lifetime.
• 60% of battered women are battered when they are pregnant.
• 81% of men who batter had fathers who abused their mothers.
• Battering is the single major cause of injury to women-more frequent than car accidents, muggings, and rapes combined. It is the leading cause of emergency room visits by women.

Finding Help ...Read More

Power and Control vs. Equality

Power and control have the opposite effect of equality in a relationship. The links below will provide you with two helpful visual tools: the Power and Control Wheel and the Equality Wheel.

We encourage you to make use of these links.

Power and Control Wheel: http://www.duluth-model.org/documents/PhyVio.pdf

Equality Wheel: http://www.duluth-model.org/documents/NonVio.pdf

To read this PDF file, you'll need Adobe® Acrobat® Reader. This free software can be downloaded from the Adobe Web site.

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